Pakistan, April 2 -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday stressed the need to adopt collaborative endeavors to deal with the challenging situation of Covid-19 and agreed to stay closely engaged.

Qureshi in a telephonic call with Prince Faisal expressed deep condolences on the loss of lives due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia. He commended the steps taken by the Kingdom in controlling the spread of the virus and also briefed Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the measures being taken by Pakistan to contain coronavirus.

Foreign Minister Qureshi felicitated his Saudi counterpart on the successful initiative of convening the Virtual G-20 Leaders Summit, and state...